caged
Kept in enclosure
Caged describes something confined in a cage or enclosure: caged birds, caged animals at the zoo.
The word extends to any feeling of confinement or entrapment: She felt caged in her small apartment, a caged rage ready to explode.
Caged suggests not just physical containment but the frustration or restlessness that comes with it.
State of being confined
- enclosureConfined, bordered space
- trappedUnable to escape
- pennedWrote or confined
- restrainedHeld under control
bars · constraint · restriction · confinement · hampered · inhibited · stifled · cooped
Detention facility
- cellBasic unit of life
- barsRods, taverns, or measures
- inmateConfined facility resident
- prisonerConfined criminal detainee
incarcerated · convict · detention · penitentiary · warden · lockup · custody · correctional
Large enclosure for birds
- hutchCage for small pets
- coopPoultry enclosure
- kennelEnclosure for hounds
- menagerieCollection of exotic creatures
zoo · habitat · pen · corral · paddock · terrarium · aquarium · vivarium
Held back from expression
- suppressedForcibly held down
- stifledForcibly held in
- pent-upConfined and building pressure
- frustratedAnnoyed by obstacles
restrained · constrained · smothered · choked · inhibited · unfree · oppressed · silenced
captivity
State of being confined
restrained · bars · constraint · restriction · confinement · hampered · inhibited · stifled · cooped · bounded
jail
Detention facility
prisoner · incarcerated · convict · detention · penitentiary · warden · lockup · custody · correctional · sentence
aviary
Large enclosure for birds
menagerie · zoo · habitat · pen · corral · paddock · terrarium · aquarium · vivarium · enclosure
repressed
Held back from expression
- suppressedForcibly held down
- stifledForcibly held in
- pent-upConfined and building pressure
frustrated · restrained · constrained · smothered · choked · inhibited · unfree · oppressed · silenced · muzzled
goal
Desired end result
backstop · netting · frame · posts · crease · rink · mesh · penalty · shot · puck
- immobilityparalysis, stuck, trapped, immobilization, confinement
- captivitycaptive, prisoner, detained, imprisoned, incarcerated
- imprisonmentprison, jail, prisoners, cells, captivity
- bird traitsfeathered, plumed, plumage, plumaged, beaky
- restrictionsban, bans, limits, limit, restrictions
- restraintshandcuffs, shackles, chains, ropes, cuffs
cagedfree
Without payment or restriction
uncaged · released · loose · liberated · unconfined
cagedfree-range
Not confined to enclosure
wild · free-roaming · roaming · untamed · feral
cagedfree
Without payment or restriction
liberated · unshackled · unburdened · unfettered · emancipated
- rib cageBony chest enclosure
- squirrel cageCylindrical rotating enclosure
- bird cageEnclosure for captive birds
- cage matchFight within barriers
- cage fighterEnclosed-arena combat sport athlete
- batting cagesEnclosed areas for hitting practice
cage, cages, birdcage, caging, ribcage, uncaged, encage, encaged, cager